407 PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE (2)

"I'm sorry I'm late." Chen Linyun whispered almost inaudibly at the exhausted Xue Jinxu who was lying on the operating table, just after giving birth to the twins. The nurse had laid both of those sweet, tiny, innocent bundles of delight on her chest a few minutes ago. She did not intend it, but tears escaped from her eyes overwhelmingly and freely as she touched her twins for the first time.

And now, her husband had arrived and was by her side.

She couldn't wish for anything more.

At this moment, her world was complete.

She closed her eyes and took in more of the ephemeral but magnificent moment.

Chen Linyun whispered some more words on her ear. "I've seen the twins. They're beautiful. You've done a great job, Misis Chen. I love you…"

"But…"

"I'm not here to stay…"

Abruptly so, Xue Jinxu's tear-filled eyes shot open and searched Chen Linyun's face with the answers to her unspoken questions.